The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-08-03

his mother who was quite poorly, but
is now much improved. Ben. was
looking remarkably robust as usual.
Mr.. Fulton has got comfortably
domiciled in his new house, having
moved in on Monday. Now if that
pesky well, which is already about 45
feet deep, would show up little water,
our friends happiness would be com.
plete.
One of Lake Pownell's fue team
horses staggered and fell in front of
the postoffice last Friday, and before
the harness could be taken off he was
dead. Lake had refused 5000 for the
animal only a short time previous, but
took his loss very coolly.
MIR. II. w. Ledebur of East
Hickory, shook hands with many Tio.
nesta friends yesterday. Notwith.
standing the low stage of water in the
creeks, Mr.. L. says they still have
sufficient to keep their extensive -four.
ing mill at that place going.
BY a private letter from DIR. Co.
burn we learn that he has again
changed his location, his new home
being Washburn, in the northwestern
portion of Wisconsin. The doctor
thinks he will like it there first rate,
it being young city of about 5000
population, and growing rapidly.
The FOREST REPUBLICAN, j. E.
Wenk, editor and proprietor, has been
enlarged to the tune of four columns
more. The REPUBLICAN is the largest
paper printed in Forest county. We
congratulate Mr.. Wenk on the i'm.
provement made and wish him success
with the REPUBLICAN - st. Marys
Herald.
r. R. McGregor, Esq, wrote TO
Clarington concerning the body found
in the river below this place a few
weeks since and he received an answer
on Tuesday stating that from the de-
scription given there was little, if any,
doubt that the body found was that of
Mr.. Julius Cooley, who was drowned
at Miller's Eddy last November
East Brady Review.
The Franklin Mems locates a
heinous outrage, which was committed
on the 10th ult., at Balltown, Forest
county, when it should be Balltown,
near Pithole, Venango county. Our
neighbor, we doubt not, is innocent of
any wrong intention, but all the same,
we must protest against the saddliug
of such offenses on our county when
they happen over the border.
Work on the new mills of Brace
Bros, at the mouth of Little Tionesta,
has so far progressed that stave saving
will commence in a day or two. 1t is
expected lumber making will begin
before the middle of the month, and
things will be humming down at New
Braceville before long. A tram road
leading from the mill to their timber
tract IS now under construction.
Correspondence has been opened
With Boston gentleman, which re-.
wives the shoe factory talk in our
midst. The gentleman talks more
business like than any that have yet
broached the subject, and it will not
be surprising if Tionesta gets its GOV.
eted shoe factory after all, and that
before long, too. We will endeavor
to give further particulars next week
-Kepler's interest in the Carnahan
Bros. well has been summed up. He
owns an eighth of the property, so said.
The property gets an eighth royalty.
Good judges put the production Of
about 80 barrels; one eighth of which
is about A barrels, and an eighth oi
that, one.half barrel, which represent;
Kepler's interest. At the present price
Of crude that would be about twenty.
five cents! This only serves to show
what a fuss blow.hard can make
over quarter.
The campmeeting at Wing Hill
drew about all of Tionesta's popula
ton last Sabbath. Conveyances o.
any description commanded a pre-
MUM. The meeting has been a sue
cess in all particulars. The large
crowds in attendance found ample
accommodations, and were we'll cared
for by the good people of the Hill
Gillespie and Sons were indefatigablt
in their attention to guests, and allow
ed none to go away hungry or dissat
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